Owl Pop-Up Card

Isn't this just the coolest? Doesn't look like a card, does it? 

How about now?

Yep! It folds flat and when you open it...all this cuteness pops out! Ta-Dah!! 

These pop up cards have been everywhere here lately in the stamping world. I was a little hesitant to try one but, let me tell you...it was surprisingly simple and fairly quick to make!

 I have seen lots of these but was inspired by a card created by Victoria Rogers at Blue Jelly Stampin'. I wanted my card to fit in a regular A2 size envelope, so I followed a tutorial from Stamping School-which was easy peasy! Two of these cards can be made out of one regular sheet of cardstock!

Even made a cute, matching envelope:

I lined the inside of the envelope easily with the Envelope Liner Framelits:

All the cute pop ups were created using Stampin' Up! punches...even the owls! See below for all the punches I used for this card:

Owl Builder Pumch: Item # 118074

Boho Blossoms Punch: Item # 119858

Bitty Butterfly Punch: Item # 129406

1 3/4 in. Scallop Circle Punch: Item # 119854

7/8 in. Scallop Circle Punch: Item # 129404

1 1/4 in. Circle Punch: Item # 119861

Itty Bitty Punch Pack: Item # 118309

Small Heart Punch: Item # 117193

I used the Hardwood Background stamp to decorate the square "flaps".  The larger, bottom panels were covered with designer paper-the Brights Collection! I LOVE the bright, cheerful colors! I stamped the sentiment using the "A Round Array" stamp set in Bermuda Bay.

Who wouldn't love to get a card like this? It is so stinkin, cute!!

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Work of Art

I finally got to sit down and play with this new stamp set called "Work of Art". It is the stamp set we got for attending the catalog premiere event a few weeks ago. It is so much fun! There are so many things you could do with this set-it really is like painting...but so easy! I love the random style stamping that can be done with this set. It will be available in the new catalog on June 2nd!

By the way...the catalog is AMAZING! It is packed with TONS of new products!

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I will definitely be using this set a lot! I can't wait to get my hands on all the exciting new goodies!

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Project Life by Stampin' Up!

Introducing Project Life by Stampin' Up!

I am so excited about this new partnership! I have recently been inspired to start scrapbooking again. I used to love scrapbooking-traditional style. It just became too time consuming for me and I fell off the bandwagon. I have always loved the idea of leaving behind albums for my boys, instead of boxes of pictures that would probably never be seen. That was my original goal back in 2005 when I was first introduced to the scrapbooking world. 

I now have piles of pictures, boxes of old pictures and several hundred (probably thousands) on my computer. I am ready to get them organized and, with this new system, get them all in albums!

This was my inspiration:

As a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I am able to pre-order these brand new products on Monday! The complete line will be included in the upcoming new annual catalog. I can't wait to get started! 

Super duper exciting, right? I can't wait to share these new products with you and my journey to finally get my pictures into albums where they belong.

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I am...Camper Crazy!

I still cannot put this stamp set away...it is just too fun! It is the Camper Crazy stamp set from Close to My Heart (CTMH). These little campers (it comes with three) are so fun to color. I have been paper piecing them. I also used the Timberline paper pack from CTMH as well.

I  used some sparkles for the "stars" in the sky and created a cute corner banner. It really does remind me of a night out camping!

Cute, right? The set also comes with the tree and cloud images, as well as a few sentiments. 

Here is the inside of the card:

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My Friend

For this card, I used the Fresh Prints designer paper and the Happy Watercolor stamp set. The sentiment came from a stamp set called Friendly Phrases and that was cut out using the circles framelits.

I punched the tiny flower with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and added a rhinestone. I used stickles (non-SU!) for the center of the flower for added sparkle!

The little banners were punched out using the banner punch (Sale-A-Bration).

I love the bright colors in this designer paper!

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See Ya Later!

Sale-A-Bration ends today! Where has time gone? I was so busy all through Sale-A-Bration this year, I hardly had time to play with any of the freebies! 

For this card, I used the "See Ya Later" stamp set that I got free during Sale-A-Bration. Today is the last day to get your hands on all of the exclusive items. 

I used the "Fresh Prints" designer paper from Stampin' Up! and the circle framelits to quickly cut out the white and red circles. I added a candy dot for a little pop of "sunshine"! 

I don't know how the weather is where you are from, but it has been absolutely gorgeous here! 78 degrees and sunshine-I even got my first sunburn on Saturday....totally unexpected!

Well, I am off to stamp...

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Look Up to Father

This stamp set was calling my name last night. It is called "Look up to Father" from Stampin' Up! This is the only "Father" or "Dad" stamp I own. I love the tree image. I paired this stamp with a paper pack from Close to my Heart (CTMH) called "Timberline". There are several patterns in the pack. I LOVE it! It is so rugged...which is awesome for masculine cards, boys or camping scrapbook pages! It seems so hard for me to come across "rugged" paper/style in paper crafting.  I have all boys...I don't need all frills. 

I added a retired button and some candy dots for simple embellishments. This card is pretty clean and simple. I think most guys are pretty simple, right?

Here is the stamp set used:

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